We are pleased to announce the second group of Members Project winners chosen to receive a total of $1 million in funding from American Express based on your votes! These charities are leading examples of how to share passion and rally grassroots support.

Get ready to start supporting your favorite charities in round three! Voting has already begun, and we've added new charities to our list that you can vote for. Get involved - vote, volunteer, and donate!We are pleased to announce the second group of Members Project winners chosen to receive a total of $1 million in funding from American Express based on your votes! These charities are leading examples of how to share passion and rally grassroots support.

The 5 winners of round two are:StoryCorps (Arts & Culture)

Foundation (Community Development)

Jumpstart for Young Children (Education)

National Audubon Society (Environment & Wildlife)

American Cancer Society (Health & Wellness)

These winning charities couldn't have done it without your votes. If your favorite charities didn't get a share of the funding this round, make sure to come back next round to vote and get your friends involved.

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The latest smash-and-grab looting hit the Apple store in Suburban Square, Pennsylvania on July 14.

At 5:18 am, crooks smashed the glass front window and harvested $22,000 of merchandise, including 11 laptops and three iPods plus iPhones, including the iPhone 4. An alarm sounded, but by the time police arrived there was no trace of the thieves.

In September, five masked thieves did a similar clean-out of the Apple Store in Marlton, New Jersey store. In just 31 seconds, they snatched 23 MacBook Pro computers, 14 iPhones and nine iPod Touch devices. The booty here was estimated worth $50,000.

“We are sharing information and working with [Evesham Township police] on this case,” Police Superintendent Michael J. McGrath said. “We’re looking to see if the actors in Marlton and Ardmore are the same.”

Other than using similar methods, investigators are checking on whether any similar crimes had been reported in other municipalities, but there is no discernible pattern, McGrath said.These smash-and-grab incidents have also been reported in Apple Stores as far away as Arizona and as near as Lancaster.Police in Gilbert, Arizona, are still trying to track down a pair of crooks who made off with $9,400 in merchandise on June 29 from an Apple Store in 34 seconds during an early morning break-in.

It may just be that the barrier to commit these crimes is low, spurring copycats.

Pulling a stunt worthy of Tom Cruise in “Mission Impossible,” thieves cut a hole in the roof of a Best Buy in March, then dropped down 16-feet to snatch up 20 Apple laptops. Then they climbed back up, escaping with $26,000 of merchandise without ever touching the floor.

Via the Philadelphia Enquirer

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